Kevin Baker uses gravity to help elongate the glass vase he is shaping into existence. By swinging the blow pipe like a pendulum, the glass lengthens in size naturally. See story on next page. ? Photo by Christine Granados
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Playing with fire
 Former firefighter Paul Simonette now plays with fire in his glassblowing studio off of Ranch Road 965. His studio is housed on the Enchanted Fredericksburg Ranch that sells fiber arts in addition to blown glass creations inside the Purple Shack Makers Gallery. The glassblowing studio is furnished